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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer
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This week's TV: 'Good Omens' returns, a new hockey romance, and more10 days ago
BOOKS - A Nobel Prize-winning author admitted she uses AI. What's the literary world coming to? During a Polish cultural event, author Olga Tokarczuk, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2018, said she used an AI tool as an aid while writing her novels.2 hours ago
THE RUNDOWN -- Peter Wolf receives honorary degree from MassArt, and more arts news -- Plus, a local "Survivor" contestant will be on "The White Lotus."2 hours ago
STORY BEHIND THE BOOK -- A history of LGBTQ music, with heart, humanity, and a propulsive beat -- Barry Walters, a veteran music writer (The Village Voice, Spin, Rolling Stone) tells me he worked on his book for nine years, but in a way he's been gathering material for it his entire life.2 hours ago
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Barry Blaustein dies at 71; Eddie Murphy was his muse -- He helped develop skits and characters such as Buckwheat and Mr. Robinson on "Saturday Night Live" before working on the screenplays for "Coming to America" and "The Nutty Professor."3 hours ago
Karen Allen on her history with the Berkshire Film Fest and how she got cast in 'The Glass Menagerie' -- The Great Barrington resident will be honored by the film fest, which celebrates its 20th year.3 hours ago
How do theater companies pick the plays they put on? -- Selecting the perfect mix of new and old, traditional and adventurous, can make the process a bit of a "movable feast."5 hours ago
In the satirical 'Eureka Day,' comedy is the best medicine for exploring human nature -- A dispute about vaccines boils over at a progressive school in The Huntington's latest show, which runs May 28-June 28.6 hours ago
Sound Check - Boston Calling has been a major economic driver for Harvard Square. How are businesses feeling about its 'gap year'? There'll be no parade of music fans up John F. Kennedy Street this weekend, as Boston Calling takes a "gap year" with a promise to return in June 2027.6 hours ago
Netflix's 'The Boroughs': Forever young, but not terribly fresh13 hours ago
A live TV gaffe turned the 'Survivor 50' finale into a fitting train wreck17 hours ago
How New England native Aubry Bracco used subtle gameplay to win $2 million on 'Survivor 50'5 hours ago
ArtsEmerson announces new season of programming23 hours ago
'One of the best commencement speeches ever.' Eric Church's viral UNC address hit all the right notes. Watch it here.1 day ago
Sorry to bother you! 'I Love Boosters' is lots of fun.1 day ago
Local bestsellers for the week ended May 175 hours ago
Richard Hatch, first winner of 'Survivor,' says he was not invited to the Season 50 finale11 hours ago
As Stephen Colbert departs, the late night talk show may soon follow2 hours ago
She freed herself from slavery by fleeing George Washington's house. Now some are defying efforts to bury her memory.12 hours ago
A young woman sees spirits in an '80s East Village, shadowed by AIDS13 hours ago
Stephen Colbert's long goodbye is coming to an end, leaving a void1 day ago
A fan in Boston confessed to stealing a lead singer's identity — then he inspired the band's next album1 day ago
When is an orchestra not an orchestra? By any label, Handel and Haydn's ensemble shined at Old South Church.2 days ago
Felicity Lott, elegant soprano in opera and song, dies at 791 day ago
The quiet man whose comic strips spoke to and for a generation2 days ago
PBS gears up for the 250th with a rebroadcast of 'The American Revolution'1 day ago
The Mandalorian, Grogu ... and Martin Scorsese?2 days ago